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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Print

Entry/Object ID

A 61.2 a

Description

Colored mezzotint in period frame depicting spring.

Type of Print

Mezzotint

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Category

Prints/Drawings

Acquisition

Accession

A 61.2

Source or Donor

William C. Kennedy

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1961

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Sayer

Role

Publisher

Artist

Unknown

Role

Artist

Date made

1786

Place

City

London

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Come then ye virgins and ye youths whose hearts have felt the raptures of refining love Oh come, and while the rosy footed May Steals blushing on, together let us tread The morning dews and gather in their prime fresh blooming flowers to grace thy braided hair and thy loved bosom that improves the sweets. Vide Thomasons, Seasons London/Published as the Act directs May 12th, 1786 by ROBERT SAYER, Map, Chart & Printseller, No. 53 Fleet Street/206

Material/Technique

Printed

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

10-1/4 in

Provenance

Notes

Published in 1786 by Robert Sayer, Map, chart, and bookseller, No. 53 Fleet Street, London. Purchase, William C. Kennedy 6/10/61